professional beauty

The Spilo Worldwide headquarters has relocated to a new state-of-the-art facility in Vernon, California.

The more than 50,000-square-foot facility features a 200-foot assembly line and houses all facets of the company, including its offices and warehouse.

“Beginning the new year in a new facility is providing Spilo Worldwide with the wonderful opportunity to expand and improve our operations," Marc Spilo, Spilo Worldwide CEO, told Beauty Store Business.

Known for mixing any color or bleach to a smooth, creamy consistency in seconds, this product from Product Club offers pre-timed cycles as well as a manual mode. Its new and improved features include a mixing blade that spins 10% faster, all-metal internal moving parts that are more durable, a rubber-coated, metal-mixing paddle and a magnetic switch that automatically turns off when the mixing head is lifted off the bowl. The new ColorWhip is translucent black and includes the mixer lid, four bowls, four brushes and the A/C power supply.

How big is the overall U.S. haircare appliances business? Sales of flat irons/straighteners, hair dryers, specialty stylers and curling irons/brushes to consumers reached $1.318 billion for the 12-month period that ended in August 2014, Beauty Store Business has learned from The NPD Group.

As October marks Domestic Violence Awareness month, the Professional Beauty Association's CUT IT OUT: Salons Against Domestic Abuse program is mobilizing salon professionals and others to fight the epidemic in communities across the United States by building awareness and training salon professionals to recognize warning signs and safely refer their clients, colleagues, friends and family to local resources.

Andis Co., maker of professional hair appliances and tools, has added Al Arends to its team as marketing product manager.

Arends will be responsible for overseeing products from inception to the market and working across the organization to develop and meet the company’s overall strategic product plan. He will report to Karen Formico, vice president of marketing.